A new Book Festival is coming to Framingham this summer! The first annual Dark Summer Book Fest invades the Framingham Public Library on Saturday, August 8th, 2026. This one's for all the dark fiction lovers, whether your particular interest is crime fiction, horror, fantasy, paranormal romance, weird westerns, literary fiction, or any number of other things!

Walk ins are more than welcome, but if you'd like to register for a reminder email and/or to get added to our Dark Fiction/Genre Author Event email list, please fill out this form: 
https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/darksummerbookfest

Guests announced so far!

Andrew Joseph White - Guest of Honor

Aleese Lin
Brandon Perras-Sanchez
Cassandra Khaw
Christoph Paul
Claudia Lux
Daniel José Older
David Simmons
E.K. Sathue
Erin Bowman
Heather Abel
​Jedediah Berry
Jeff Pintabona
Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Kayla Cottingham
Kelly Link
Kendall Kulper
Leila Siddiqui
Louangie Bou-Montes
Makana Yamamoto
Margot Douaihy
M.J. Etkind
Renee S. DiCamillis
Robert Mgrdich Apelian
Rob Hart
​Rowan Perez
Sacha Lamb
Shane Hawk
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Victoria Dalpe
Victoria Wilder

Schedule & Special Events

More information coming soon!

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.